Ohio Northern Stops Baseball, 13-2

DAVENPORT, Fla. – Suffolk baseball's offense never got going, while Ohio Northern capitalized on a number of Rams mishaps to take down the blue-and-gold 13-2 Monday afternoon at the NERP Baseball Complex as part of the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Ohio Northern 10
RECORDS: Suffolk (0-4) | Ohio Northern (7-1)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Polar Bears put up two runs in the first, second and third to put Suffolk in a 6-0 hole. 
• The Rams broke onto the board in the home half of the third. Singles by Noah Greco and Luke Thorntonplace runners on first and second, but Colin Flynn grounded into a double play to put two outs on the board. Luckily, Greco advanced to third on the play in time for Cole Hilliard to hit a base hit to second to slice the margin to five, 6-1.
• After a scoreless fourth, Ohio Northern scored three more in the fifth to extend its edge to 9-1. 
• The teams traded one run in the eighth. Suffolk's came behind Jack Mihlachik's sac fly that plated Sam Armbruster, who tripled. 
• The Polar Bears tacked on three more runs in the ninth and the Rams were unable to take advantage of a pair of base runners in scoring position on a Grego single and Thornton walk, to keep it 13-2 as the game went final on a Hilliard ground out to short.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Colin McNeal started and allowed nine runs, eight earned, on seven hits and three walks with one strikeover over 5.0 innings. 
• Nick Rubin (2.0 IP, 1 BB, 3 K) and Ian Maude (2.0 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 2 K) came out of the pen for Suffolk. 
• Brayden Windnagel earned the decision behind a one-run, nine-hit, one-walk, four-strikeout effort over 6.0 innings. 
• Chase Polunus threw the final 3.0 frames and allowed one run on three hits and one walk with one punchout.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Mihalchik, Greco, Flynn and Hilliard all had two hits. 
• Both of Flynn's hits were doubles. 
• Mihalchik and Hilliard brought in one run each. 
• Greco and Armbruster scored one run apiece. 
• Armbruster's hit was good for a triple. 
• Stephen Nardelli, Thornton and Sebastian Lampert rounded out the Rams with one hit each. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk met Ohio Northern for the third time in program history. 
• Flynn had a career-high two doubles. 
• Hilliard (4 hits) extended his hit streak to three games.
• Mihalchik matched a personal-best two hits. 
• Greco notched a career-best two hits.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is set to take on Juniata tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10 at 1:15 p.m.